Status: 04/25/2021 12:20 p.m.
Thomas Vinterberg is the first time a Dane has been nominated for an Oscar for directing. The tragic comedy “Der Rausch” with Mads Mikkelsen is also among the nominations for best international film.
Wherever Thomas Vinterberg’s film “Der Rausch” goes: it is celebrated everywhere. It should have run in Cannes in 2020 and has been bearing the label of this French film festival ever since, and was the audience favorite at the world premiere in Toronto, Canada. It briefly ran in the cinema at the Hamburg Film Festival in autumn and won four of the main awards at the European Film Awards.
“Der Rausch” audience favorite at many festivals
A few days ago Thomas Vinterberg received the prize for the non-English language film at the Baftas.
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The film also won the Best Non-English Language Film category at Bafta’s British Film Awards, which were recently held online. Today in Los Angeles the Oscars are on the night from Sunday to Monday and “Der Rausch” is – with “Minarie” – one of the favorites in the category of best international film.
Thomas Vinterberg is the first Dane to be nominated for an Oscar for directing
For the moving tragic comedy that celebrates life in all its facets, the filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg can hope for an Oscar as best director. This makes him the first Dane to participate this nomination. “Der Rausch” was in his home country – in the original: “Druk” was the biggest movie hit in 2020 on the screen and thus his biggest hit movie in Denmark to date. His country man and colleague Ulrich Thomsen, with whom Vinterberg made several films, such as “Das Fest” and “Die Kommune”, was enthusiastic about the film.
PREVIEW: Trailer: “Der Rausch” by Thomas Vinterberg (2 Min)
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The film is about Martin, played by Mads Mikkelsen, a passionate teacher. Together with three other friends he talks about the theory of a Norwegian philosopher, according to which they should be more productive with more alcohol in their blood. You decide to do a social experiment and hold a level during work hours. After the first successes, the four friends are enthusiastic. But of course the experiment has serious consequences.
The Danish tragicomedy with Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Lars Ranthe, Magnus Millang and Maria Bonnevie is slated to open in the cinema on July 15th.
